I recently spent a glorious day on the couch flipping through all the Resort 2011 shows. No really, it was glorious. Because I secretly feel as though when a designer does their resort collection, they aren't all 'MUST MAKE BIG FANTASTIC FASHION STATEMENT', I think they're probably more like, 'This collection is the new wardrobe for me and my besties as we spend our time doing fabulous things/things that we make cool and hip just because we happen to be the ultimate trendsetters.'
Consequently I picture myself wearing pieces from the Resort collections while partaking in wonderful activities like playing sardines with my boy Thakoon on some fabulous yacht. Like I said, GLO.RI.USSS.
So I have picked my faves and because no good outfit should ever be left behind, they each receive rewards (I'm all for a touch of kindergarten-style fairness). Are you ready? Because here comes part one.
BEST outfits to wear every day in real life: Vena Cava
BEST First Date Fabulous: Giambattista Valli
BEST Accessory: Rachel Roy (that hat is making me weak in the knees)
BEST James Bond Babe Apparel: DVF and Jenni Kayne
BEST Surprise Model Choice: Crystal Renn for Chanel....and she looks BANGIN
BEST Power Pigment: Roksanda Ilincic, Yves Saint Laurent
BEST Impossible Outfit: Thakoon (but can I quickly say, hats off to this guy for making see-through pants look classy and fabulous)
All photos: style.com
Well my Canadianistas, are you not just dying a la Rachel Zoe to know who else won? Stay tuned for Part Two!
This is the very item that began my Stella worship. I first saw it a yearish ago in a photo of the designer herself at the Met Ball in 2009 (I tried very hard to find a photo that doesn't go all warpy-like when I upload it but apparently this is a serious problem for my computer so please look it up yourself cause girlfriend looks BOMB).
It's from her Resort 2010 collection and I think I finally understand why some people can say things like, 'Oh I'm such a *insert designer name here* girl!' because you guys, (and this is mostly in my dreams because I absolutely do not have the cashflow to make this a reality), I am SUCH a Stella McCartney girl. I want everything from this collection. So so bad. And I'm fairly certain it has seven rompers, which has to be some sort of record and also some sort of sign that this is THE collection pour moi. (I say fairly certain because I was a) excited enough to count but, b) did not go checking my facts or anything). Anyways, here are a few of my favourite looks. Oh and Stella? If it's at all possible, please put aside a few of these items for 10-15 years from now when I have the savings to buy them from you. Because that would be the GREATEST.
I am IN LOVE with the HBC Point Blanket Designer Collaborations. I love some wonderful, classic, Canadian style that doesn't just make us look like a bunch of lumberjacks who will do ANYTHING to keep ourselves warm in our negative a million degrees temperatures as we huddle for warmth in our igloos. I actually went searching for this because I SWEAR I spotted an HBC blanket romper in a display window in downtown Toronto recently. It was a brief, midnight encounter, so perhaps my eyes were playing tricks on me....but if anyone knows of its existence, I MUST be informed (please!).
Arcade Agency
